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Body composition is arranged by healthcare professionals to evaluate a person’s body weight by breaking it down into its core components like: fat, protein, body water, and minerals. Some analysers also provide regional body composition including an estimate of visceral fat. Body composition provides a more accurate assessment of your health than traditional methods like Body Mass Index (BMI) and body weight.
Body composition analysis is used by obesity specialists, kidney specialists, cardiologists, gyms, wellness and anti-ageing clinics.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is NOT a good guide to weight loss.
BMI is a crude estimate of obesity or fat content in the body.
A 38 year body builder has been spending several years weight training and bodybuilding. He has a diet which is high in protein to facilitate bodybuilding. His vital parameters including Blood pressure and baseline blood tests are all normal. His body mass index is 35Kg/m2, which indicates he is in the obese range. However, a body composition analysis done with a credible medical grade body composition revealed a fat % of only 18 and above normal muscle mass indicating he is not clinically obese.
Similarly, a 55 year old menopausal lady was seen in the obesity clinic as she was struggling to lose weight despite several diets including meal replacements. Her initial assessment based on her height, revealed she was morbidly obese with a Body Mass Index of 42Kg/m2. She subsequently had a body composition analysis, which showed her to be sarcopenic. Sarcopenia is a condition when the muscle mass is low. Her muscle mass was low, she has excessive extracellular fluid and her fat % was 55. This clearly had an impact on her basal metabolic rate. Our specialist undertook further test to identify the reason for sarcopenia and fluid accumulation. Addressing the underlying issues helped her lose weight.
Serial Body Composition Analysis helps your health care provider understand the changes your body is undergoing during your weight loss plan. A number of very low calorie diets, low carbohydrate diets and fad diets results in quick weight loss. The weight loss encountered may not be sustainable. Analysis of serial body composition will show if the weight loss was due to just loss of water. losing just fluids does not alter your metabolism. Weight regain is encountered eventually.
In order to lose weight in a healthy way and sustain the weight loss, it is important to ensure your muscle mass is improved and you lose fat. This means your fat free mass should be increased.
For men aged between 20-39 years old, they should have 8% to 19% fat and for women, it should be between 21% to 32% of fat.
For men aged between 40 – 59 years old, they should have 11% to 21% fat and for women, it should be between 23% to 33% of fat.
You should not have a body composition analysis using bioimpedance equipment’s if you have a:
You should not have a body composition analysis using bioimpedance equipment’s if you have a:
Please always inform your doctor if you have any serious medical conditions like heart failure, renal failure or liver failure.
BCA should not be done just before or during periods as fluid retention can give misleading results.
Body composition is arranged by healthcare professionals to evaluate a person’s body weight by breaking it down into its core components like: fat, protein, body water, and minerals. Some analysers also provide regional body composition including an estimate of visceral fat. Body composition provides a more accurate assessment of your health than traditional methods like Body Mass Index (BMI) and body weight.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is NOT a good guide to weight loss. BMI is a crude estimate of obesity or fat content in the body. BCA is a more indepth look into different components of the body in order to provide a more accurate report of your health.
Yes, BCA can help weight loss as it helps your specialist understand your body better and they can help provide you with a more suitable treatment process to help you.
Before undergoing a BCA, you should avoid drinking water 2 hours before and also no exercise 3 hours before the examination. For women, they should not undergo a BCA before or during their menstrual cycle.
Majority of people will be suitable for BCA however, if you have a pacemaker, metallic implant or are pregnant, then BCA would not be suitable for you.
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